NPR's Ayesha Rascoe kicks off 'HBCU Made' book tour at WSSU
Author and NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Ayesha Rascoe talks with WFDD's David Ford about her new book HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.
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Greensboro City Council approves $1.5M for nonprofit to provide supportive, transitional housing
Greensboro City Council approved $1.5 million in funds to support a local nonprofit's effort to bring transitional housing to the community.
Greensboro City Council airs grievances with motel conversion project at latest meeting
One city councilmember said he'd "never seen anything as poorly facilitated as this project" in the wake of repeated missed deadlines. Yet, the city's partners on the project pitched an expansion at Tuesday's meeting.
Exhibit, performance commemorate voices from the Holocaust
An exhibition at the Lam Museum of Anthropology on the campus of Wake Forest University combines literature, music and performance to form connections with those who witnessed or lost their lives i
Greensboro officials want body-cam footage from police call to city manager's home
Greensboro City Council members want to verify that best practices were followed by the police officers who responded to an alleged assault at the home of City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba.
Cleon Thompson Jr., educator and former WSSU chancellor, dies at 92
Dr. Cleon Thompson Jr., who served for 10 years as chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, has died.
DOJ says First National Bank discriminated against Black, Latino borrowers in North Carolina
First National Bank of Pennsylvania discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in North Carolina for a period of at least four years, the Justice Department said Monday, the latest in a long list of banks who have been caught redlining.
N.C. officials promote children's dental health
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and North Carolina officials are stressing the importance of kids' dental hygiene.
Greensboro city officials' emails reveal frustration with motel conversion project
Greensboro officials have publicly expressed support for Step Up on Second, the city’s partner on a permanent supportive housing project, even after the group became embroiled in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. But public records reviewed by WFDD paint a more complex picture of the city’s response and relationship with the organization.